I bottled my Belgian tripel 2 weeks ago and it doesn't seem to be carbonating at all. Tried a bottle a week ago and no go. I've had plenty of beers carbonate in 1 week but figured that it would be silly to get nervous before waiting 2 weeks but now it's 2 weeks and still no signs of carb...

Hey all. Hoping to do my first BIAB since the twins were born on Memorial day weekend and I'm looking to upgrade the insulation for my kettle. I previously brewed indoors on an electric stove top and used a heavy blanket to cover the kettle during the mash. Now I brew outside on a propane...

So about 2 years ago I had the idea of making a beer to honor the legendary ice hockey forward line from my beloved Buffalo Sabres that's known as the French Connection. For most of the 1970s teams all around the NHL struggled to try and keep Gilbert (Jo-bear) Perrault (per-row), Rick Martin and...

My in laws got me this shirt for Christmas and I decided to wear it today Anyone have a favorite shirt/hat/etc they prefer to wear when brewing or drinking?

Has anyone used this? I read the instructions when I bought it but didn't really do the math. It says start with 1 oz per gallon and then increase 1oz at a time to taste. I have 5.5 gallons of beer but only a 4 oz bottle of extract. Should I just use the bottle and hope for the best or should I...

So as many of you know I've been out of the game for a bit with some new additions to our family. About to dip my toes back with some extract brews. I've just converted my California Common (my biggest crowd pleaser) to extract and I'm going to play around with some dry hopping so I'm excited...

Hey guys, So I haven't brewed in several months cause life has been crazy. Packing my stuff up cause we're getting ready to move next month (going to be in my parents house for a bit:confused:). So I have a bag of light DME that I bought for building starters. It's probably about a year old...

So as many of you know, my wife and I are expecting twins in December. Due to this I will be taking a (hopefully) short hiatus from brewing and then switching back to extract brewing for several brews after that. During that time we'll be likely moving atleast once, maybe even twice so I figured...

So yesterday a Sabres legend and one of Buffalo's adopted sons, Rene Robert (pronounced ren-eh row-bear) passed away after suffering a heart attack over the weekend. He played most of 9 seasons in Buffalo with Hall of Fame center Gilbert (soft G) Perreault and should be Hall of Fame winger Rick...

So I was pouring a cream ale earlier and I noticed a long deep crack on the inside of the neck of the bottle. I of course through out the bottle but was just surprised. This is only the second bottle I've had crack (although I've broken others) and I think the first one that actually leaked a...

So thought I'd share some personal news. So me and my wife have been trying for our second child for about a year, our son turned 2 back in April. So we had a bit harder time this time around, they put her on some medications and after a few months we were excited to discover she was pregnant...

So my family is going on a vacation this July (supposed to be last July) to Turks and Caicos. My brother lives in Texas and he doesn't get back home often and we don't get down there a lot. He's never had any of my homebrew although we've talked about it. I don't know if anyone has flown with...

So brewed my dunkleweizen this morning and pitched it while I was waiting for the hydrometer sample to clear. I figured the OG was a little low but I didn't think it'd be as low as it was. It should have been 1.046, it ended up at 1.036. I know the mash temp was a little high (my absent minded...

So I'm on my 3rd straight brew that's come out with a very dry finish which I hadn't experienced in my 2 previous BIAB batches. Three different recipes. I hadn't dechlorinated on the first 2 but then after encountering the dryness I used a carbon filter on the 3rd. I just ordered campden tablets...

So I'm not looking to brew this till closer to the summer but for a while I've thought about trying to clone a Saranac Strawberry Tart. It's one of my favorite seasonal offerings from my favorite NY brewery and it happens to be the only beer that my wife who isn't a beer drinker really happens...

So I've noticed there's a lot of questions here in the beginners sub involving BIAB (brew in a bag). I've only done a handful of batches that way myself but I figured I could answer as many of the basic questions as I can think of, some other people can add a few things and then we can always...

So been enjoying my Citra blonde but I just thought to myself "this is kinda tart". Wouldn't have really phased me except that a co-worker I gave a 6-pack of my last blonde (with northern brewer instead of Citra) told me that the last two bottles tasted sour and were dumpers. Besides being very...

So I'm at work just a bit ago putting stuff up in the stockroom when a box comes apart on me and a bunch of half gallon bottles of store brand lemonade go on the floor. Was initially relieved that none of the caps broke off but then noticed one bottle had swollen up and no longer resembled a...

So several brews in but just used whirfloc for the first time on my blonde ale. The sample I pulled looked beautifully clear compared to my previous brews. 3 of my next 4 planned brews are either dark (porter) or cloudy ( Belgian witbier and dunkles wiess) styles though. I'm wondering if I...

Just had my glass thermometer break while cooling my wort. The actual thermometer didn't break, just the outer tube so there's glass and and the little metal balls in my wort. Hate to dump the batch. I usually pour my wort through a mesh screen but I'm worried fine glass particles could still...